I am 4 weeks post-op tomorrow. I am on "soft foods" at least until my next ck up 3/6 but find it's just easier and more comfortable to consume soups....usually chicken soup BROTH (no meat or vegetables) because even this far out I'm still having stomach spasms when I swallow most anything "solid". I don't have any problem swallowing Malt-O-Meal (hot breakfast cereal) or yogurt. No spasms with that. But if I swallow well-chewed chicken or vegetables from the chicken soup - one painful spasm followed by 1 or 2 about 10-15 seconds apart. Any familiarity here? I don't know if this is normal or if there is something wrong. I'm concerned when I go to the dr on 3/6 that if I tell him this, he may KEEP me on soft even longer. Yet, I can't picture a diet of "regular food" if I'm gonna have pain like this with every swallow. Yeah, I'd rather just drink broth.
Another thing, it's hard for me to "feel" what full feels like. I'm assuming it's not what it felt like before surgery when I over-ate. ("I feel like I'm going to pop!"). I have a feeling of (indescribable) discomfort. Not pain, just "discomfort". Does that sound like what you feel?
I can't tell you my current weight because, after the last two weeks of OBSESSING about not seeing continued significant numbers (resulting in depressing), I had to get the scale out of my house. I'll find out on 3/6 how much I've lost.
Thanks, in advance, for your experienced advice.
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